_horse_

horse n. _Horse_ - usually given a name e.g Frank, Jack, Fred, etc. the call would be "Here Frank, come Frank, come Frank, that's a good boy, come on Frank." Cow - "come _boss_, come boss, here bossey." Sheep - "here _Nan_, come nan, here _nannie_, nannie, nannie."...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:horse n. _Horse_ - usually given a name e.g Frank, Jack, Fred, etc. the call would be "Here Frank, come Frank, come Frank, that's a good boy, come on Frank." Cow - "come _boss_, come boss, here bossey." Sheep - "here _Nan_, come nan, here _nannie_, nannie, nannie." Goat- Pigs-"Here _chuck_, chuck, chuck, Here chuckie, chuckie chuckie, here pig." Yes DICT CEN. JW Animal Calls JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey

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